Cancer Survivorship Support Program Delivered Through Cooperative Extension Services with Group Sessions and Support

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the SUCCESS program, a cancer survivorship initiative delivered through Cooperative Extension services, to see if it is practical and can improve health outcomes for adults who have completed active cancer treatment. The study aims to assess the programs feasibility, participant acceptance, and its preliminary effects on health-related quality of life and other psychosocial factors. Additionally, the trial examines changes in gene expression related to stress response in a subset of participants. The SUCCESS program consists of six weekly group education sessions. Each session includes 25 minutes of teaching and discussion, 25 minutes of facilitated support group time, and 10 minutes of group exercise. This is a single-arm trial without a comparison group, focusing on delivering the program and collecting data over a six-week period. Participants will complete surveys and join Zoom sessions before starting and after finishing the program to provide data on various health outcomes such as diet quality, physical function, mental health symptoms, social factors, financial toxicity, and gene expression changes. Researchers will monitor session delivery, participant attendance, adherence to the program, and acceptability ratings. The total participation duration is approximately seven to eight weeks, including follow-up assessments.

Cooperative Extension and Cancer Survivorship